Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 94
9301. The Song He Enjoys Most
Your Beloved Supreme is inviting youTo walk with Him
And learn from Him the Song
That He eternally enjoys most:
His Eternity’s Oneness-Song
With your heart,
In your life
And for your breath.
9302. Get Used To Saying No
Since I wish to becomeAn excellent God-seeker,
I must get used to saying no
To the debris of the past,
And I must get used to saying yes
To the edifice of the future.
9303. An Invaluable Achievement
Purity without sincerityIs an unusual achievement.
Purity with sincerity
Is an invaluable achievement.
9304. Since You Are For God
Since you are for GodAnd for God only,
My Eternity’s aspiration-heart
Is all yours
And my Infinity’s dedication-life
Is all yours.
9305. His Master's Heart-University
An obedient discipleIs a permanent student
At his Master’s heart-university.
9306. A Free Access
Only an obedient discipleHas a free access
To his Master’s heart
Of infinite Peace
And his Master’s soul
Of infinite Bliss.
9307. What God's Compassion Is
I do not know who God is,But I do know what God’s Compassion is:
The eternal beginning
And immortal continuation
Of my soul’s Godward journey.
9308. My Ego Talks
My ego talks,My humility acts.
9309. I Cannot Please You
God, I cannot please YouBecause I am not always pure.
“Man, I cannot please you
Because you and your pride
Are always cocksure.”
9310. What I Am Supposed To Tell God
Yesterday I did not knowWhat I was supposed to tell God.
Today also I do not know
What I am supposed to tell God.
Tomorrow I sincerely hope
That God will tell me
What I am supposed to tell Him.
9311. Greatness And Glory
Greatness and gloryLive together.
Goodness and satisfaction
Live together.
9312. What You Are Doing Right Now
My Lord,Since I am not always conscious
Of what I do,
Right now I may not know
What I am doing.
But I do know
What You are doing right now.
You are thinking of me
And forgiving me.
9313. When I Entered The Spiritual Life
My sweet Lord,When I entered the spiritual life,
I thought I would realise You
Sooner than at once.
I have been praying
And meditating for years.
How is it that the Goal
Still remains a far cry?
9314. God Can Give You His Consolation
God can give you His Consolation,But consolation cannot give you illumination.
If you do not get illumination,
Then you will not get realisation-satisfaction.
9315. Ask Yourself Three Questions
Every day ask yourself three questions:Do you think of God only?
Do you need God only?
Do you love God only?
If the answers are all in the affirmative,
Then prove your answers
In your aspiration and in your dedication.
9316. If God Can See
If God can see the perfect manifestationOf your aspiration
In your everyday existence,
Then He will give you
The realisation of His highest Height
And His deepest Depth.
9317. Dive Deep Within For The Answers
Dive deep within for the answersTo your life’s questions.
Once you have the answers,
Then manifest them in and through
Your heart’s ceaseless cries
And your soul’s ceaseless smiles.
9318. God Is Inside My Doubtful Mind
Where is God?He is inside my doubtful mind.
What is He doing there?
He is desperately trying
To transform my doubtful mind
Into His own faithful Heart.
9319. If You Are Truly Pleased With God
If you are truly pleased with God,With what He is doing
With you, in you and for you,
Then you will not have any interest
In your desire-life, comfort-life,
Pleasure-life and achievement-life.
9320. Revolting Against God
In the outer worldFear may prevent you
From revolting against God.
But in the inner world is there any day
That your mind does not argue with God,
Your vital does not rebel against God
And your physical does not find fault with God?
9321. His Way Is Not God's Way
God has not been ableTo please him,
And God will never be able
To please him,
For his way is not God’s Way.
9322. If Your Lord Supreme Pleases You
If your Lord Supreme pleases youIn your own way,
Immediately you will embrace destruction.
But if you please your Lord Supreme
In His own Way,
Yours will be a life
Of continuous delight.
9323. God As Your Only Interest
The day you close your doorTo myriad interests
And have God as your only interest,
You and God will be able to celebrate
Both your victory and His Victory.
9324. A Blind Disciple
A blind disciple is heWho thinks he can do everything
All by himself,
Although he has a spiritual Master.
A blind disciple is he
Who thinks his Master
Will do everything for him,
Even if he does not pray or meditate
Or do anything to please his Master.
9325. Without God's Help
A seeker can do nothing,Absolutely nothing,
Without God’s help.
Again, God can do little,
Next to nothing,
Without the seeker’s conscious awareness
And conscious co-operation.
9326. An Added Advantage
Even though your aspiration is tremendous,Do not ignore purity.
I tell you a supreme secret:
Purity is an added advantage,
Ever unimaginable.
Even though your dedication is continuous,
Do not ignore humility.
I tell you a supreme secret:
Humility is an added advantage,
Ever unimaginable.
9327. Each Gift Offered To God
Each outer gift soulfully offered to GodIncreases the seeker’s sweet and strong
Oneness-capacity with God
And gives God a unique opportunity
To express His blessingful
And powerful Gratitude
To the seeker.
9328. God Has Only Two Demands
God has only two Demands:The perfection of oneness
In your inner life
And the satisfaction of perfection
In your outer life.
You can fulfil His Demands easily
If you can all the time have
One sleeplessly crying heart
And two sleeplessly smiling eyes.
9329. You May Surprisingly Succeed
Do not give up!There is every possibility
That you may surprisingly succeed
In the battlefield of your self-giving
And God-becoming life.
9330. We Shall Not Ultimately Fail You
O Lord Supreme,We, Your children,
May unimaginably delay You,
But we shall not ultimately fail You
In Your God-Manifestation-Promise.
9331. God Wants You To Know
God wants you to knowWhat you can eventually become
And what you eternally are.
You can eventually become
His choicest instrument.
You eternally are
His Oneness-Heart.
9332. My Heart's God-Hour
Money-power will not last.Personality-tower will crumble.
Popularity-flower will fade away.
Only my heart’s God-Hour
With my Beloved Supreme
Will forever and forever last.
9333. Why Have You Lost Your Inner Joy?
O truth-seeker,Why have you lost your inner joy?
You have lost your inner joy
Because you did not value it.
You mistakenly cherished the idea
That you could have inner joy for the asking.
Therefore, you began
Secretly drinking pleasure-soup
With your body, vital and mind.
9334. An Unthinkable Opportunist
Your cleverness and meannessHave turned you into
An unthinkable opportunist.
You want joy, appreciation, love, concern
And even gratitude from God.
But you do not want God Himself
For His own sake.
9335. God Uses His Justice-Light
God uses His Justice-LightWhen it is the only way
To awaken you
And make you see and feel
The importance of the inner life.
9336. Once You Lose Your Inner Wealth
Once you lose your inner wealth,You have to start over
Right from the very beginning,
Where sincerity, humility, purity
And self-offering are waiting
To run with you, in you
And through you once more.
Do not disappoint them,
Or yours will again be the life
Of immediate failure.
9337. God's Blessing-Opportunities
For years and years God will lavishHis invaluable Blessing-Opportunities upon you.
But if He is seriously displeased with you,
He not only can but also does
Withdraw these Blessing-Opportunities.
9338. I Must Avail Myself
In my life of aspiration and dedication,Either I must avail myself
Of God’s inner and outer Gifts,
Or I shall be forced to accept
A life of unimaginable failure
And a heart of total disappointment.
9339. Mortal Death Knocks
Each time a birthday comes,Mortal death knocks at our body’s door.
But the immortal soul inside the body-room
Calls out,
“You are knocking at the wrong door.
Go away, go away!”
9340. When I Am The Body
When I am the body,Which is limitation in every sense,
I see death at every moment
Here, there and everywhere.
When I am the soul,
Which is unlimited freedom in every sense,
There is no death,
But only endless Immortality.
9341. The Greatest Inner Crime
If your ignoranceDoes not torture you,
I do not mind.
But if your ignorance
Pleases and satisfies you,
Then I accuse you of committing
The greatest inner crime.
9342. Think Of The Soul
O body, my body,Think of the soul.
For with the help of the soul
You will grow into
Eternity’s Poise, Peace, Light and Bliss.
O soul, my soul,
Think of the body.
For it is in and through the body
That you will have to manifest your divinity.
9343. The Body And Fleeting Time
The body and fleeting timeAre synonymous.
Each fleeting second
Is a fleeting life-breath.
Therefore, do everything as soon as possible
In and through the body.
9344. On My Upward Path
My Lord Supreme is not asking meTo see if others are accompanying me
On my upward path.
He is only asking me
To sleeplessly march
On my upward path.
9345. A New Name
If you deliberately hide somethingFrom your Lord Supreme,
He will give your mind a new name:
Destruction;
Your heart a new name:
Frustration;
Your vital a new name:
Futility;
Your soul a new name:
Failure;
And Himself a new name:
Indifference.
9346. My Bounden Duty
I am under no obligationTo explain myself to others,
But it is my bounden duty
To see their God
In them,
As I see my own God
In myself.
9347. My Real Vision
I exceed in order to become.I exceed my usual reality
In order to become my real vision,
Which is the perfection of man
For the Satisfaction of God.
9348. Each Act Is A Work Of Art
Each act is a work of art.The Supreme Artist, my Beloved Supreme,
Has already completed
The Supreme Work of Art.
But alas, I have not yet started
My own artwork,
And I do not know
When I shall start.
9349. How Can It Be Possible?
How can it be possible?You love God,
But you do not love
The chosen children of God.
How can it be possible?
9350. If You Say
If you say there are noInfallible God-seekers
And God-lovers on earth,
Then why don’t you try yourself
To prove to the world
That it is possible?
9351. Do Not Care For Those
O truth-seeker,Do not care for those
Who scoff at your devoted meditation
And doubt your fruitful sincerity.
9352. Mine Is The Way
My Lord Supreme,Do You think I can bind You?
“My child,
You will not be able to bind Me,
Never!”
My Lord Supreme,
Do You think You can bind me?
“My child, I can bind you,
But I shall not.
Mine is not the Way
To bind My creation.
Mine is the Way
To grant freedom to My creation.”
9353. God Appears Before You
In the morningGod appears before you
As divine Opportunity.
At noon
God appears before you
As supreme Capacity.
In the evening
God appears before you
As immortal Reality.
9354. Try To Grow In Freedom-Light
Try to grow in freedom-lightInside your Lord’s Oneness-Heart,
Where Nectar-Delight is there for you
To drink to your heart’s content.
9355. Man's Rare Gratitude-Heart
The unparalleled heightOf man’s rare gratitude-heart
Still remains unmatched.
9356. A Moment's Inner Strength
A moment’s vast inner strengthCan easily nullify
A year’s stupendous outer ignorance-life.
9357. There Will Be At Least A Few
I know, I know,There will be at least a few
Supremely chosen instruments
Of our Beloved Supreme
Who will remain absolutely faithful
To the Boatman
And who will remain soulfully seated
In the Boat
Until the Golden Shore
Is unquestionably reached.
9358. An Obedient Seeker-Disciple
An obedient seeker-discipleIs his Master’s invaluable possession
In the outer world
And his Master’s incomparable promise
In the inner world.
9359. Always Found Together
A heart of gratitudeAnd God’s lightning Smile
Are always found together.
9360. Each Soulful Seeker Must Surrender
Each soulful seeker must surrenderMoney-power to heart-power
To illumine his mind
And save his life.
9361. The Heartbeat Of The Supreme
I can hear the Heartbeat of the SupremeOnly when I feel the Compassion-Power
Of His Lotus Feet.
9362. Sweetness And Brilliance
Sweetness purifies our heart.Brilliance strengthens our mind.
When sweetness enters into brilliance,
The victory of brilliance is soulful.
When brilliance enters into sweetness,
The victory of sweetness is powerful.
9363. God Plays My Victory-Drum
Here on earth when I surrenderTo God’s Will unconditionally,
There in Heaven God plays
My victory-drum breathlessly.
9364. God Feels Sorry
God feels sorry that you have no timeTo watch the victory-flag
That He has unfurled on the wings
Of your gratitude-soul.
9365. The Supreme Victory In Life
There are only two waysTo achieve and declare
The supreme Victory in life.
One way is to feel
That you are nothing, absolutely nothing,
On the strength of your sincere humility.
The other way is to feel
That you are everything, absolutely everything,
On the strength of your perfect oneness
With God’s Love, Peace and Power.
9366. God Uses His Destructive Power
God uses His destructive PowerFor the transformation of human ignorance
And the illumination of human life.
9367. Flooded With Divine Consciousness
When one is floodedWith divine consciousness,
One becomes a perfect representative
Of God on earth.
9368. An Imaginary Disobedience
Sometimes in the inner worldWhat you have
Is an imaginary disobedience
And what you are
Is an imaginary arrogance.
Detect them and dismiss them,
For God loves you as His own, very own.
9369. Negative And Positive Thoughts
When negative thoughtsAssail your mind
And assault your life
Of aspiration and dedication,
You have to convince yourself
That they can never be permanent,
Never!
When positive thoughts
Inspire and encourage you,
You have to convince yourself
That they not only can but also will be
Unquestionably permanent.
9370. The Two Worst Negative Thoughts
The two worst negative thoughts:I am not of God;
God does not care for me.
The two best positive thoughts:
I am eternally of God;
I am unconditionally for God
And God alone.
9371. Give Up And Accept
Give up, give up, give upWhat you usually are.
Accept, accept, accept
What you really are.
What you usually are
Is a friend of ignorance-night.
What you really are
Is an inseparable friend of wisdom-delight.
Ignorance-night is nothing but
Slow, steady and unerring death.
Wisdom-delight is nothing but
God’s God-Satisfaction
In man’s perfect Perfection.
9372. The Best Thing You Can Give
To a friend,The best thing you can give
Is your heart’s sweetness.
To an enemy,
The best thing you can give
Is your soul’s forgiveness.
9373. He Is Dearer To God
He may not have high inner experiences,But he does obey God inwardly and outwardly.
You do have high experiences,
But you do not listen to God.
Therefore, he is far dearer to God than you.
9374. Reality-Freedom-Sky
Although the soul-bird has allowed itselfTo be caught inside the tiny body-cage,
It still carries the message
Of the boundless Reality-Freedom-Sky.
9375. His Soul Is Now Coming Forward
Finally his body is getting up,His vital wants to manifest God
And his mind has stopped its doubt-train.
Therefore, his soul is now coming forward
Very powerfully.
9376. The Message Of The Supreme
The Message of the SupremeFor aspiring humanity:
“If you have,
Then be happy;
If you don’t have,
Then be equally happy.”
9377. Happy And Unhappy
On his birthdayHe was both happy and unhappy.
He was happy because
His friends were congratulating him.
He was unhappy because
He had accomplished so little
During so many years on earth.
9378. Human Music, Divine Music
Human musicFeeds the vital of mankind.
Divine music
Serves the heart of mankind.
9379. The World-Tree
Enamoured of the beautyOf the world-tree,
He appreciated not only
The root and boughs,
But each and every one
Of its countless leaves.
9380. To Expedite Your Progress
How to expedite your progress,Inner and outer?
Be cheerful, be dynamic
And always do the needful,
Inwardly and outwardly.
9381. Serious Inner Damage
If you do not takeYour spiritual life seriously,
No outer calamity may take place,
But you will definitely incur
Serious inner damage.
9382. Wait Patiently For God's Hour
Meditate, serveAnd wait patiently for God’s choice Hour.
Your journey to God
Is bound to be successful and fruitful.
9383. Dive Deep Within
Dive deep within and you will discoverThat inside your body is your heart,
Inside your heart is your soul,
And inside your soul is God.
9384. Difficult To Remember
It is very easy to surrenderWhat we have:
Ignorance.
But it is very difficult to remember
Who we are:
God’s chosen children.
9385. A Perfection-Life I Badly Need
An intelligence-mind I needed,And I achieved it.
A wisdom-heart I need,
And I amply have it.
A perfection-life I badly need,
And God’s Compassion-Smile
Is descending with it.
9386. Peace Means Perfection
Peace does not meanSeclusion.
Peace means the perfection
Of oneness-life.
9387. His Mind Is Flooded
His mind is floodedWith teeming queries.
His heart is flooded
With beaming reveries.
9388. You Want To Climb Up
You want to climb up to Heaven,Yet your mind enjoys living
In the abysmal abyss
Of darkness-night.
9389. What My Mind Needs
What my mind needsIs a new inspiration
To please God’s Eye.
What my heart needs
Is a new aspiration
To please God’s Heart.
9390. I Must Reawaken My Heart
With astonishing swiftnessI must reawaken my heart
For the clear and complete manifestation
Of my Beloved Supreme.
9391. Because Of His Angelic Speed
Because of his angelic speed,His heart enjoys
The beauty and purity
Of the higher worlds.
9392. Two Lives I Must Love
Two lives I must sincerely love:My heart’s crying life
And
My soul’s dreaming life.
9393. If You Want To Give
If the world wants to give youIn small measure,
Don’t be a fool.
Just take it.
If you want to give to the world
Without measure,
Don’t be a fool.
Just do it.
9394. If You Always Borrow
If you always borrowFrom others’ thoughts,
Then naturally someday,
Sooner or later,
Sorrow will sleeplessly
Follow your steps.
9395. Its Blue-Gold Wings
Your heart-bird cannot useIts blue-gold wings
Unless your diamond faith has attained
Total sufficiency.
9396. Aspiration Discovers Doubts
Aspiration discovers doubts.Dedication challenges doubts.
Revelation cheerfully, powerfully
And unmistakably disperses doubts.
9397. His Mind Is Not Satisfied
His mind is not satisfiedWith newness.
His heart is not satisfied
With fulness.
His life is not satisfied
With richness.
But he is satisfied with his Lord’s
Constant Fondness.
9398. It Looks So Simple
When others pray to God soulfully,It looks so simple,
It sounds so simple.
Yet how is it that I cannot sail
In the same devotion-boat
With the same aspiration-boatman?
9399. To Please God
To please GodAll you have to do
Is offer your soul’s smile.
To please man
All you have to do
Is offer your heart’s cry.
9400. Work-Story And Success-Glory
There was a timeWhen God wrote the work-story
And I took the success-glory.
But now we work together
And write our success-story together.
There shall come a time
When together we will compose
A progress-song
And we will continue singing it
Forever and forever.
Editor's introduction to the first edition
This is the ninety-fourth volume in a series of ten thousand “flaming flower-poems” which Sri Chinmoy is placing devotedly, unreservedly and unconditionally at the Compassion-Feet of God, our Beloved Supreme. They stand as a supreme offering from the unfolding beauty of his flower-heart and the flaming heights of his realisation-sun. Indeed, a treasure-tower which will at once be claimed by humanity’s self-ascending cry and Divinity’s God-descending Smile.
Editor's note to cover photo
Representative Joseph P. Addabbo of New York presents Sri Chinmoy with a Certificate of Achievement on behalf of the United States Congress, during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol marking the inauguration of the Sri Chinmoy Cross-Country Bicycle Trail on 5 June 1980.